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Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production

6 - Average Yield Comparison of Harvests in 2007 and 2008 - Brazil - August 2008
Farm Products Average Yield (kg/ha)

Harvested in 2007

To be harvested in 2008

Change %
Herbaceous seed cotton 3 652 3 707 1.5
Peanuts (in husk) - Total 2 216 2 642 19.2
Peanuts (in husk) 1st harv. 2 422 2 890 19.3
Peanuts (in husk) 2nd harv. 1 611 1 735 7.7
Rice (in husk) 3 816 4 220 10.6
Oats (in grain) 1 945 2 175 11.8
Potatoes - Total 23 713 25 183 6.2
Potatoes 1st harv. 21 994 23 241 5.7
Potatoes 2nd harv. 24 220 26 220 8.3
Potatoes 3rd harv. 27 802 28 453 2.3
Cacao (nuts) 304 334 9.9
Coffee(in grain) 977 1 245 27.4
Sugarcane 77 075 77 624 0.7
Onions 20 864 20 382 -2.3
Barley (in grain) 2 349 2 826 20.3
Beans (in grain) - Total 847 915 8.0
Beans (in grain)1st harv. 785 779 -0.8
Beans (in grain) 2nd harv. 778 946 21.6
Beans (in grain) 3rd harv. 2 073 2 195 5.9
Oranges 23 086 22 645 -1.9
Castor beans 576 825 43.2
Cassava 14 073 14 158 0.6
Corn (in grain) - Total 3 751 4 048 7.9
Corn (in grain) 1st harv. 3 910 4 223 8.0
Corn (in grain) 2nd harv 3 430 3 717 8.4
Soybeans (in grain) 2 816 2 815 -0.0
Sorghum (in grain) 2 178 2 391 9.8
Wheat (in grain) 2 210 2 272 2.8
Triticale (in grain) 2 313 2 409 4.2

SOURCE - Grupo de Coordenação de Estatísticas Agropecuárias - GCEA/IBGE, DPE, COAGRO - Levantamento Sistemático da Produção Agrícola, Agosto 2008.

Note: For the Federative Units which, due to the agricultural calendar, do not have the initial estimates, the data presented are projections based on information from previous years.